Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation (Form: 8-K)  

 


UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

     
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):   February 21, 2012

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
Delaware 000-26244 510317849
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(State or other jurisdiction
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(Commission
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(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
311 Enterprise Drive, Plainsboro, New Jersey   08536
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   609-275-0500

Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report

 

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(e)
EXECUTIVE OFFICER BASE SALARY INCREASES AND CASH BONUS AWARDS

On February 21, 2012, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company increased the annual base salaries of certain named executive officers. The salary increases are as follows:

Effective March 17, 2012, the new base salary for Judith E. O’Grady, Senior Vice President, Regulatory Affairs, Quality Systems, and Corporate Compliance Officer, will be $277,750. Also effective March 17, 2012, the new base salary for Jerry E. Corbin, Vice President and Corporate Controller, will be $263,170.

In addition, the Compensation Committee approved cash discretionary bonuses for 2011 for Ms. O'Grady and Mr. Corbin in the amount of $30,800 and $28,840, respectively. The bonuses will be paid on March 30, 2012.

LETTER FROM MR. HENNEMAN TO THE COMPANY

Pursuant to a letter dated February 22, 2012 from Mr. John B. Henneman, III, the Company’s Executive Vice President, Finance and Administration, and Chief Financial Officer, to the Company, Mr. Henneman agreed that, notwithstanding the terms of his employment agreement, his base salary rate for 2012 of $550,000 would be reduced to his 2011 annual base salary rate of $525,000 per year, effective as of March 17, 2012. In addition, he agreed that neither this change nor any related action taken by the Company in connection therewith will constitute a breach of, or Good Reason for purposes of, his employment agreement or any other agreement between him and the Company.

The foregoing description of this letter is qualified in its entirety by reference to the copy of the letter dated February 22, 2012 from Mr. Henneman to the Company which is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and are incorporated by reference herein.





Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

10.1 Letter dated February 22, 2012 from John B. Henneman, III to Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation






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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

         
    Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation
          
February 21, 2012   By:   /s/ Peter J. Arduini
       
        Name: Peter J. Arduini
        Title: President and Chief Executive Officer


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Exhibit Index


     
Exhibit No.   Description

 
10.1
  Letter dated February 22, 2012 from John B. Henneman, III to Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation
EX-10.1

February 22, 2012

Peter J. Arduini
President and Chief Executive Officer
Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation
311 Enterprise Drive
Plainsboro, NJ 08536

Dear Pete:

As we have discussed, I hereby consent and agree that, notwithstanding Section 5 of the Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated as of December 19, 2005, as amended from time to time, between me and the Company (the “Employment Agreement”), my annual base salary rate for 2012 will be reduced to my 2011 annual base salary rate of $525,000 per year, effective as of March 17, 2012. However, any other amounts under the Employment Agreement that are determined based on my base salary will be calculated using the annual base salary to which I would have otherwise been entitled under Section 5 of my Employment Agreement had my base salary been increased in accordance with such provisions.

I agree that neither the foregoing nor any action taken by the Company in connection therewith will constitute a breach of, or Good Reason for purposes of, the Employment Agreement or any other agreement between me and the Company.

     
                 
Very truly yours,
   
 
   
 
                  
/s/ John B. Henneman, III
                  
John B. Henneman, III
 

    cc: Richard Gorelick, General Counsel